The Guilty Bystander Camera Mount for the Third Man Tripod

This is a really simple way to mount a fluid head on your surveyor’s tripod. That’s Hollywood cameraman, Mike Ferris, using the Third Man tripod with The Guilty Bystander mount. Just in case you were wondering, yes, I really do use the rigs in this book on actual shoots!

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This is simply a block of wood with thin padding to keep the fluid head from slipping. I’ve had some people make this out of a block of aluminum too. There’s really no advantage to making this out of aluminum, except it looks meaner.

Materials List for The Guilty Bystander Camera Mount for the Third Man Tripod

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